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less than cost. For instance:

q 2, kVuucOu W xoV
al, exl0 q, were ss1so; now ga 90
" exla. we're eSs; now Se2 20
" l2x,S were e75; now 90
30 in. smyrna kuss, eHas g ~ 20 " 90
20 IN. smyrna kuss, .. 2xa.e. es.ls 70 e2oo
Besides these a large as
sortment Of Rugs and Mats
and Art Squares equally
cheap.
100 Felt Crumb Cloths in
sizes from a!xa3 yards to
4x5 yards at low prices.
There are Oil Cloths, too,
that you may profit by
seeing.
Second floor, Market street front. Two
elevators.
s Umbrella items. If
the worth of these lots were
FULLY known we wouldn't
have one lett tonight.
43, double twill silk, Fox
paragon frames, crystal
heads, Sc 50; retail value, S..
Sc, close folding, Fox
ribs, s.; retail value, SIS.
G2. woven wire silver
heads, double twill silk,
1915; retail value, Sc.
50, fancy Vienna, gold
and silver handles, double
twill silk, Fox frames, So;
value, S5.
35, (assorted lot Just from
one Of the best makers),
gold and silver handles, s..
Some OF the handles alor {
almost worth the price.
First counter west of Chestnut street en-
trance.
800 Shawls, Persian, Hail
Line, Cashmere, Fanc!
Wool, and the Ike. A jag
from an overloaded whole
saler. Some for a third
none more than hal
price. so cents to So
Some of the Persians woult
make unique table covers
Second floor, near Juniper and Chestnu
streets corner. Take elevator.
. Rose, or Pot .pourri Jar:
assorted colors and decora
, tons, 80 cents to S2.5o.
Bas ement, northwest OF centre.
. JOHN WANAMAKER.
| Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market stree
and City hall square.
Daily Republican., 1887-06-30

m and after JUNE 1Gh. 6a,ns will leave
FOOT or FRENCH STREET at ~
.. M, and on Sundays ct s.6s .. m. 70 con-
meet with steamer at Delaware river pier.
Returning the train will leave the pier
on arrival Of steamer.
Fare for the round trip, SI.oo.
On Sunday, IS cents.
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Daily Republican., 1887-06-30
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For Philadelphia $50 A. M, daily excep
sunday, 8.6b A. N. and 2 - r. M, daily
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The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
The DuSm0 Year.

] love not the time when rough Autumn
d~iscloses
The secrets that Summer held hid in her
breast.
The fragrance that slept midst tho leaves Of
the roses
Has aoated away Ger the blue hills dim
crest;
And the wild breezes sob Ger a nest half
shattered
That once was concealed in the creeper-
decked wall:
But the mother-bird died; and the young
ones are scattered
And DER the grass border the withered
leaves fall.
Soft, soft in the morning the dun fog is
creeping,
The bindweed hangs white on her pillow Of
thorn;
And the shiv'ring gray willow forever is
weeping
The wan river glides 'twixt the whitening
rushes,
That sigh in the eve DER the days that are
dead,
And the last hanging leaf on the chestnut
tree bushes
Where the hot kiss Of Autumn burned
angrily red.
The whole world is empty; the whole earth
seems dying,
And Silence, with finger laid soft on her
lip,
Glides DER the drear meadows, whose swal-
lows are trying
Their wings, ere they give sallen Winter
the slip.
The lusty, loud robin, all joyful, is sing
ing
or frost, and the marvellous whiteness Of
snow;
He tells us that Christmas is coming; is
bringing
The thousand bright pictures he only can
show.
All! the robin may sing N the bare, brown,
stripped branches.
j think of the Summer; / pine for the sun!
The storm hustles up, and In fury swift
launches
His barbs through the tree-tops; the war
isbegun;
The trees cry aloud, as their last leaves are
falling;
The branches swing low with weird muir
murs of pain;
And the ghosts of the past to the present are
calling, o
All weeping their fate in. gray showers Of
rain.
And /, all alone, waiting xhopelessly wonder,
Did Summer e'er reign DER this cold world
of onrss
Did l ever walk in the garden and plumber
Yon ragged rosebush of its wonderful flow
ersa
Or was all but a dreama Is there nothing
but sorrow2
Are Winter and weeping all, all that art
lefts
Now yesterday dies in the grasp Of to-mor
row,
To-day scarcely born Ger It, too, Is bereft
Ali mel past the window swift rain-cloud'
ara drifting;
The Summer Is dead, and there's nothing
but Death,
Through whose skinny fingers our life-sandi
are sitting;
His breathing strikes chill cen to young
Loves hot breath.
There Is nothing on earth, but King Dea-a
that ii certain.
For Spring is q fable, fair Summer
dream
And the pale hands that draw down ol
life,s heavy curtain
Are ell that are truly the things that the.
seem.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
RafaIo BiLE,s Orator.

Most people who have been to the
ssWild West show at Earl's court, says
the BritishaMedical Journal, must have
been struck BY the vocal
power displayed By Mr., Richmond, the
4sorator.n The voice of this modern
stentor is a physiological curiosity in its
way, for he has often made himself dis
tiactly heard by an audience of 80, 600
persons in the open air. This throws
Mr.. Gladstone's famous record at
Blackheath ID 1874 altogether into
the shade. Some idea Of the vast
amount Of work which the ssorator gets
out Of his vocal organs may be formed
from the fact that his running com
mentary on the show contains more
words than the part of Hamlet,
which, as is we'll known, taxes
the powers Of the best trained
actors. This severe effort the ssorator''
makes-and mikes successfully-twice
i day for months together. under much
less favorable acoustic conditions than
players even in the largest theatres.
His vocal cords are Of ordinary length,
and not much above the average in
breadth, but the vocal processes at once
strike the observer by their exSraordi-
nary development. The orators vital
capacity il not above the ordinary
standard but what breath power he has
10 Utilities to the utmost with the art 81
! trained elocutionist. NJ. Richmond,
ne believe, was on the stage before be
occupied his present position, and tkt
secret 81 lis remarkable delivery Iies
more q She perfection with which b
ha learned to use his natural advantages
an any notable pecaIiarIty Of plhysii
/ lid c0nfp tiQu.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

BH##E14HEM
Alta italian physician has been study
ing tile differences between the manner
of walking of honest men and criminals.
He fnds that ID honest people the right
paee Is longer than the left, the lateral
separation ofthe right foot from the
median lac IS less than that Of the left,
ana The angle Of deviation Of the axis Of
tho foot from i straight line i greater
on tito right side than al tho Left. r.
thieves, HI declares, there 4 i pro-
nosanced widening Of the base of the
support together with d very long step,
while III assassins. the base 81 support IS
not as vide as Il IS II thieves, since the
angle formed b. the aziso Of the foot with
the median line e less obtuse. Il would
ba Interesting to know something about
the Widening ok the basisof support Of .
drAnkard, and undoubtedly, the angle
formed III he axis ~ THE foot with
the meaian line would be very acute IN
deed ID BIS case.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17


On the important question Of neglect
of impurities IN country wells the Amer
lean oultiyator says: "As the country
becomes older, wells which formerly
yielded good water are becoming unre-
liable, ana late III the season furnish
water of doubtful quality. This fact IS
well understood ii cities, where artif-
cial supplies Of water replace that from
wells. The same impurity in the water
doubtless exists in many country wells,
and Is the cause of sickness and death
at this season Of the yea. II the we'll
ii low have II cleaned out. This should
Nh done wherever possible every two Or
three years. Most people viii be sur
prised III the amount Of impurities to be
found ii old wells whose water they
may for years have been drinking. Il
the well never gets low enough to be
cleaned ont its water should be filtered
before being considered Git for home
use.n
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
She KnesU the Signs.

A traveller once put up for the night
with i supplemented old couple - q
lonely farn8 house. As he rodeup to the
door he heard The old lady say, IN d tone
Of deep conviction: There / knowed
somebody'd come before night, for /
dropped my fork on the floor this
M rning and it stuck straight up. Then
/ dropped the dishcloth at pom
another sure sign Of company.
III entering the house the victor care
lessIy struck his foot against the step
and came near falling.
ssAh said the old lady, quickly,
(which toe did you stub, the right or
the leftg''
The right was the reply.
That's good its q sure sign you're
going where you're wanted. Pa. shoe
that rooster Off the fence. IF he crows
there will be rain before morning
A little boy suddenly ran into the
room CRYING out: {, grandma, lookl
Here's 8 copper T found II the road
I'm not ! bit surprised. Don't you
remember, Tommy. that you dreamed
Of finding ANGST ofhen's eggs last nighta
i told ron then that you'd find some
money before i week.
Is Young ON was washing on .
E%A3E&S@ L#|
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
PEARLS OF

There is no disease so dangerous a
the want of common sense.
Avoid yourself what you think wrong
in your neighbor.
No life can be utterly miserable that
is frightened by the laughter and love
of one little child.
There are some men formed with feel
ings so blunt that they a hardly be
made to be awake during the whole
of their lives.
He never was so good as he should be,
that doth not strive to be better than he
is: he never will be better than he is,
chat doth not fear to be worse than he
was.
Friendship hath the skill and observa-
ton of the best physician, the diligence
and vigilance of the best nurse, and the
tenderness and patience of the best
mother.
Shall we repine at a little misplaced
charity, we who could in no way foresee
the effect-when an allknowing, all
wise Being showers down every day His
benefits on the unthankful and unde'
serv.ng2
Should misfortune overtake, retrench,
work harder, but never fly; confront
difficulties with unfinehing persever-
ence; should you then fall you will be
honored; but shrink and you will be de-
spAed.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
Ration Dag.

Ration-day at Fort Reno presents an
exciting scene. There are 37s families
of Arapahoes, containing $50 men, 563
women, end ire children, OF a total OF
s4oo persons. OF c%hsyennes there are
73ssamilies, containing 9f3 men, 1861
women, and 1913 Children total of
42S7 Cheyenne men, women and chill
dren. These 66s7 Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe Indians are all fed aud clothed
by the government, each family of six
receiving per week six and a half pound DIS
of coffee, two and a quarter pounds OF
sugar, and eight pounds of -four, in adj
dition to beef. . The government COM
missary building is within a stones
throw of the Canadian River. Thither
every Monday morning the hungry In
dams crowd for their weekly supply of
food. Each band of forty-ive elects q
representative, who is given a ticket
numbered from one to fourteen. This
representative presents his ticket every
Monday morning, the supply agent
punches one of the numbers and gives
the bearer his coffee, sugar and -four,
and an order for one beef. At th3 end
of the quarter, when the fourteen NUM-
bers are all punched, another ticket is
issued.
Let US follow the chief AFR he BIS
had his ticket punched and receiyW an
order for a beef. His eyes glitter, his
n~ostrils expand, his painted face looks
more horrible than ever. The other
men of the band leap on their horses.
They ride to the stock pen; the agent
takes the order and turns owe to the
chief a bull or an or. The poor brute
leaves the pen dazed-confused; in a
moment confusion gives way to wild
terror. The Indian bucks, horrible in
their brilliant paints, give vent to q
series of nnearthly yells, and. begin q
chase that often lasts for hours. They
goad the bull with spears, u it hithel
and thither, shouting and yelling thu
meanwhile as though they were mad.
At length, tired of this savage sport,
one of the band fires his rifle and puts
an end to the poor beasts misery. The
bull no sooner falls than the braves sur
round him, whip out their knives, cut his
throat, and drink the warm blood, and
eat the warm raw flesh. They like tht
hot blood and flesh, and it is to secure
this, as much as for the excitement, tina
they indulge in this wild chase every
~ration-day at the Reno agency. Wher
their gIuttonous appetite is satisfied, tn,
squaws take the remains OF the carcas
and busy themselves picking clean tn
bones, while the bucks sleep off the eff
feet of their orgie. For two or tire,
days they gormandize; the rest Of th,
week, until ~ration-day I'M again, they
ha]s starve. Such is the result Of the
Governments method Of caring for it
wards. --Cosmopoiitan.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
A DOUBLE WFnDING
BIZ ALMA CRAIG.

This is the way It happened. You
see, Mamie Gibson an mt wus jist like
sisters, only Mamie took to book larnin'
an secb things, an / hated the sight uvt
a book. Well, to make d long story
short the s~kewlmaster, q aaea lookins
man III ever you wee, fell IN love With
Mamie, an' she was almost d dyin' nv
love fer him. Bat Nannie's paw ji2
put bis foot down and scd she shouldn't
marry no sech b fool. You see, ole man
Gibson thought everybody wus fools
whut dida't think an butcher the gram
mar Is he did. He sed Mamie had to
marry Bud steens, i b~ow-legged, cross
eyed Ounce, with great big yalfer teeth,
an long stragglin' hair. He'd star At i
body an' grin like j sick possum. Now,
just think of Mamie, who's Ell purity es
i pictur, with pnrty little white hams,
an awburn hair that nd make a artis'
rave, jist think " her bein' tied to that
ugly Bud steens, who didn't even know
his a B Cssl
You see Bud Steenses daddy had b
mortgage ou ola man Gibson ! place, An
VIA man stcens sod ii Mamie nd marry
bud ever thing I'D b squar. Nannie's
nav didn't like Bud, but she had ID
agree about everything her Die man
saii an done, 30 she agreed that Nam
rie he'd to marry Bud to save the place.
Mamie cried al, said she would not
marry him If BE was III gold, but gle
man Gibson told her % shut up.
Mr. Lewis, that's The skewel nlasier,
Ill Mamie writ To one i tother most
everyday, an / carried tIir mail.
You zee, ! got on 70 ale good sidc ny
ole nsn Gibson By praisias d Bud, an
colding nv Mamie for not wantin' to
marry him.
ii wus one Sunday evening thet
George an me-Geosge Pyne, You
know, VIII nv beau, u bod been for
uigh onto two years. hat HI WI too
bashfnl III Pup the anestion--sweIa,
George en- me went ore % Nannie
81 we three took 9 little walk Ole
man Gibson wouldn't let . SIT outen
ds sight ID We walked up en- down
the lane.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

The excavation for the foundation of
the new Congressional Library building
has been finished. The building, when
completed, will be the largest structure
ID Washington, with the exception OF
the Capitol, and will cover 1f1,eOo feet
Of space. It will cover about 81, 900
feet more than the new State, War and
Navy building, about IA, 900 feet more
than the British Museum library, abeat
10, 900 feet moro than the Royal library
Of Bavaria, and about 1000 more feet
than the new German Parliament build
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
The Mammoth GaUe.

Some idea of the impression which
Mammoth Cave makes upon the senses,
irrespective ever Of the sight, may be
had from the fact that blind people go
10 sea II and are greatly struck with it.
I was assured tllat this is D fact. The
blind seem as much impressed by it as
those who hive their sight. When the
guide pauses aE the more interesting
point or lights the scene up with q great
torch, or with Bengal lights, and points
ont the more striking textures, the blind
exclaim, How wonderful how beauti
fuli'' They an feel Il if they cannot
see Il 1They get some idea Of spacious
ness when words are uttered. The voice
goes forth ID these colossal chambers
like i bird. When no word is spoken
the silence is of q kind never experienced
on the surface ct the earth, it Is SO pro-
found and ahysmaI. This, and the abso.
lutte darkness to q person with eyes
makes him feel as II he were face To face
with The primordial nothingness. The
objective universe u gone only the
subjective remains. The sense Of hear
ing IS inverted, and reports only the
murmurs from within. The blind miss
mnch, but much remains to them. The
/ great cave Is not merely a spectacle fe
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
Then Sang the HYMN.

There wa a Difficulty among the
singers and, it being rumored as set
tied fact that the choir would not sing
q note on the next Sabbath, the minis
ter commenced morning worship by CIV
ing out the hymn of Watts, Come ye
who love the Lord" After reading it
through he looked up very emphatically
to the choir and said: aYou will begin
at the second verse:
.sLet those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God
They sang that hymn.-[Musical Her.
aid.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

Popular faith Is being nailed to hyp
notism in France, where all kinds OF
ailments and peculiarities arc now being
treated By the mesmerists. The cure Of
drunkenness has been attempted BY
what IS called suggestion the patient,
while under control I being ordered to
abstain from all intoxicants, and success
Is said to have been achieved.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

whisper to Ole man GlDSon That l ue.
lieved Mamie was fixin' to run off with
the skewl master, an 'visei him to keel
a sharp look ont for 'em an to say
nothin' bout it to Mamie.
You see we planned it in this way.
George wus TO git q hoss an buggy, and
be at the Gibson house q little arter mid
night. I wus to slip out an jump in
tile buggy, an we'd light out with ole
man Gibson a follerin', an let Nannie's
beau take her off in peace.
Well, George cum long with the
buggy an I jumped in, and we struck
out for Huntsville, which was a good ten
mile off.
Ole man Gibson was the maddest man
you ever see. He jaRR61 on his ole
boss, an took arter Us a yellin' an a
shootin'. We hadn't calkerlated on the
shootin part, an so we driv like al
possessed.
Naunie's beau cum'long arter her with
paw and NAV. They went to James
town, which was right t'other way frum
HaWsville.
1T wus gettin' on to'ards daybreak
when George an me got to town. We
stopped the buggy an waited fer ole
man Gibson to cum up.
George turns round an sesee: "Whut
air you a runnin' an a shootin at us
fer2n
Ole man Gibson jist looked like q
goose fer a spell; then sesee: @Whar's
MANNER
"She's married by this time, I reckon
ses L. my paw and maw's seein' her
all safe.n
At this, ole man Gibson whipped out
his six-shooter an pinted it at George,
an seseo, "Now git right long to the
clerks ofus. You'n Liza AIMS got te
git married afore you leave this town.
George wus skeert nigh to death.
Sesee, HMr. Gibson, Liza Ann haint sed
she'd marry me yit!n
aYou haint axed her yit," hollered
ole man Gibson, still a pintin' his
shooter.
/ wus tickled all over, fer I'd bin
wantin' George all long, but 'twant my
place to ak him to hev me. But the fun
NV it wur this, my paw didn't like
George, an he sed / shouldn't marry
him. Paw he'd sot his heart on me a
marryin' ~ 10 Stubs, a green-eyed
dandy who'd loant him six bits onct,
but I liked George an q knowed 'at
George liked me.
Well, the up shot ov it wus George
an me lost no time in gittin' married
Then ole man Gibson sed he'd hurr,
home an hev Mrs. Gibson fix up a s ood
dinner fer all Nv us. He lpwed't he'd
got bout even with paw.
When George an me got back to thu
ole man Gibsonses, thar wus Mamie i
her ole man looking es happy es tw'
doves.
Ole man Gibson hadn't told the new
yit, SO none on 'em knowed t SIeorg'
and me was married.
aWell, sir" laughed paw, I'VE go
ahead on 'em all, didn't we2n
Ole man Gibson jarDped up an lsaaid
HYou bet we did Mister sandesrs
low me to introduce you to Mr.. AM
Mrs. Pynet' q
Law paw was Sc pad for a while thai
/ got kinder skecrt But they all go
to iokin' him an, 4 soon got over hi
Haraft.
frape he'd d Zig shindig tibet night, an
gan danced the first set with Mamie
ne ole man Gibson he danced the frs
set with me-.
So, you see, thet's the way we com
to hev q double weddin', an we wa
all satisfied. Inter Ocean.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

A centrl " located and desirable bushes
stani on M in street, opelousas, consis ing
of building su table for residence AMI smats
store, and adjoining a bakery, being the
erty viii be sold very cheap for cash, or half
ca h and balance on terms to su pu c laser.
APP at this Office & to Ms; Edm 40 i g.
Dupre Mafch |oot
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
ST. MARY's ACADEMY,

OPELOUSASy La.
The course of instruction in this Institution embraces
English, French. Latin. Greek. Arithmetic. Algebra'
Geography, Penmanship, and great care is bestowed
IN Christian instruction. -
rERMs:-Board and tuition per month SID; Day
Scholars per month, SO, So or "a. according to class.
Tasses are resumed on Wednesday, September iatn'
y REy. q, RAYMOND, ID. D..
1o"' Grew. T. j. AYMoN
HENRY G. LEWIS
A. 90 1886. M. ALFRED BRILLET.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

Young Mr. Sissy (to his pretty cousin)
~ say, Maude, howdid my song Home
Again from a Foreign Shore seem to
impress the company
Pretty cousin-WelI, some A them,
Charley, looked as if they were sorry
that you had got back.-INcw York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17

A larger crop Of apples, IT il said, will
be grown # . colony Of bees Is placed ID
the orchard. The pollen is rubbed from
their bodies against the pistils Of thou
sands of flowers, which thus become
fertiIized. Many Of the strange freaks
Of hybridizing varieties are due TO the
ageney If bees.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA.
VIM. Preston Johnston, IL. D. Pres't.

rvrcH School with Manual Training. College
with sx courses of instruction. University
courses in Science and Letters; Session begins
isee for Women begins October 18th, Medical
Department begins October 17tn. Law Department.
begins November 2lst.
~ Catalogues containing announcement Of all
departments piS be had BY Application to the
Orleans, La. aug'o'"m
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
FOR SALE.

A Fine Residence, with all necessary ouG
buildings AMI improvements, and sufilclen6
land for asm IL farm, a ljoining theto porale'
Ii nits of Ope ousas, will be SOIL Gneap.
kn.ly at this { flee. Ill
The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-17
Tfs Effect.

They sang thaJ hyymn.-[MuslcaI Hefs
aid.